Fountain shoe-brush



C. J. MILLS.

FOUNTAIN SHOE BRUSH.

APPLICATION HLED MAY 10, 1919.

1,340,283. A l Patented May 1s, 1920.

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CECIL J. MILLS, 0F WHANGAREI, NEW ZEALAND.

FOUNTAIN SHOE-BRUSH.

Application led May 10, 1919.

T 0 all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Cncin J. MILLS, a citizen of the Dominion of New Zealand, residing at lVhangarei, New Zealand, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Shoe-Brushes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to fountain shoe brushes, and has for its primary object to provide a brush of this character which is relatively simple in its construction, serviceable and convenient in practical use, and capable of manufacture at comparatively small cost.

It is also another and more particular object of the invention to provide a brush having a body and tufts of bristles fixed therein, said body being provided with a con tainer for liquid polish, and manually operable means for controlling the supply of the polish to the individual tufts of bristles.

It is also another object of my invention to provide the brush body with the polish applying bristles on one side thereof, and a suitable polishing pad on the opposite side of said body, a reversible lid or cover pivotally mounted upon the ends of the brush body and constituting a handle, said cover being adapted for arrangement either over the pad or the bristles, and an addi tional removable lid or cover to receive the body of the brush.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, subsequently claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the improved brush illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 3-8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4; is an end elevation of the brush showing the same within the removable cover or lid and the latter being illustrated in section; and

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation looking at the inner side of one of the cover arms.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 des- Speciiication of Letters Patent. v

Patented May 18, 1920.

serial No.. 296,174.

ignates the body of the brush, which is preferably of wood, and in one end of which a rectangular container 6 of tin, aluminum, or other metal is suitably secured. Liquid polish is supplied to this container through an inlet opening in one side wall thereof, said opening being normally closed by means of the cap 7.

8 designates a plurality of bristle tufts, which are suitably secured at one of their ends in openings provided in the brush body 5 beneath the bottom wall of the container 6. This bottom wall also has spaced openings 9 formed therein which coincide with openings 10 in the body of the brush. The latter openings are in reality elongations or extensions of the openings in which the tuft bristles 8 are fixed.

A slide plate 11 is movable in suitable guides 12 over the upper side of the bottom wall of the container 6 and is likewise provided with spaced openings 13. To one end of this slide plate, a suitable operating niember 14 is fixed, said member extending through the end wall of the container 6. Suitable packing means may be secured to said end wall for engagement by the operating member, whereby the leakage of the liquid polish may be prevented.

To the opposite end of the brush body 5 and in the bottom side thereof, additional bristle tufts 15 are xed, the latter bristles being used for polishing the shoes.

To the opposite side of the body 5 of the brush, a polishing pad 16 of wool, velvet or other suitable material is secured. 17 designates a lid or cover which 4is provided at its opposite ends with arms 18. Each of the arms 18 is provided with spaced openings, designated 22 and 23 respectively, to receive a pivot pin or stud 19, which is fixed in the end of the brush body. A pair of expansibl metal strips 24 extend longitudinally upon the inner face of the arm 18 between the openings 22 and 23 and are suitably xed at their ends to said arm. The cover 17 is preferably provided with a central, longitudinallyv extending groove 20, in which the finger of the user may be engaged to pre vent the brush from slipping from the hand.

In the use of the device for the polishing of shoes, the lid or cover 17 is first applied over the pad 16, the arms 18 being moved upon the ends of the brush body until the pivot studs or screws 19 snap into the openings 22 at the inner ends of said arms. The

expansible metal strips 24: coacting with opposite sides of the pivots 19, guide the arms 18 in their movement with respect to said pivots. The slide plate 11 is then pulled outwardly so as to register with the openings 13 therein with the openings 9 in the bottom wall of the container. Thus the liquid polish will flow through these openings and the openings 10 in the brush body to the individual bristle tufts 8, so that a quantity of the polish will be supplied to each tuft of bristle. The slide plate is then forced inwardly to close the openings 9. The polish is then applied to the shoe in the usual manner, after which the brush is reversed and the polishing bristles 15 engaged upon the shoe. The lid or cover 17 is now pulled outwardly away fromthe pad 16 until the pivot studs or screws 19 engage in the end openings 23 of the arms 18. The cover may now be swung upon the pivots 19 and over the bristles 8 and 15, thus exposing the polishing pad 16. This pad may then be rubbed over the shoes in the usual manner to secure a high polish. This position of the lid or cover is illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, in which figure T have shown an additional detachable lid or cover 21 which extends over the pad 16 and also upon the side walls of the cover 17. Thus, the bristles and the pad are fully covered and protected when the brush is not in use and the accumulation of dust or dirt thereon obviated.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of my invention will be clearly and fully understood. The brush is relatively simple in its construction and may, therefore, be manufactured at comparatively small cost. By providing the means above described for supplying the liquid polish to the brush bristles, the necessity of using a separate brush or cloth'for applying the polish to the shoes is obviated.

lso, by means of my invention, considerable economy 'in the use of theA polish maybe realized. It is apparent, of course, that the brush can be constructed in various sizes, and the lids or covers above referred to may be made of sheet metal, wood or other material. Therefore, while T have herein shown and described the preferred construcopenings in each end, said openings beingV arranged for interchangeable engagement with the fixed pivots to permit the cover to lie closely adjacent the body and to be moved clear of said body to swing to the opposite side thereof.

2. A shoe brush comprising a body having polishing means fixed to two opposite sides thereof, a cover including a depending arm at each end, each arm having space( pivot openings, expansible guide strips fixed to the inner face of said arms and extending from one spaced opening to the adjacent opening in spaced relation to each other, pivots fixed to the ends of the brush body said pivot being alternately changeable vfrom one pivot opening to the other through the medium of the guide strips to permit un- Y obstructed swinging movement of said cover from one side of the brush to the other.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VGECIL J. MILLS.

Witnesses:

P. A. JUDD, M. STRUTHERS. 

